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STUDY (AO1)· students (aged 3-8) were included in a science demonstration· They were given scientific information, and then their parents were given a story to read that included the scientific elements they were taught but also included novel information that wasn't true· Children were asked to recall the story· They found that the children had incorporated the two sources of information together (source monitoring)· When asked about where they had received the information that made up their account the older children revised their account and got rid of the fake information· Younger children didn't do this· Implications: The younger a person is the less they can source monitor their recall and this affects EWT negatively…read more

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EVALUATION (AO2)POSITIVES:· Lab experiment means that the results are repeatable and variables could be controlled.· Included a variety of aged childrenNEGATIVES:· Small sample size· Lacks mundane realism…read more